Publication Date
675-725
Type
Document
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
375 mm x 295 mm x 27 mm (height x width x depth)
Library
Chester Beatty
Record ID
Is 1615II
Library Location
Islamic Collection
Date
675-725
Notes
Folios from a Hijazi Qur'an Now placed in a modern binding, these four Qur'an folios may date from the first century of Islam, in either the Arabian peninsula or Syria. The Arabic is written in an unusual version of the script known as hijazi - meaning from Hijaz province, where the cities of Mecca and Medina are located. Codex, ink and colours on parchment, 4 folios, Arabic text in hijazi script, with illumination of horizontal chevron bands between chapters (suras, on fol. 4v only), portion of the Qur'an (suras 85:3 to 110:1), unsigned, possibly Medina (modern Saudi Arabia) or Damascus (Syria), undated, c. 675-725.
Materyal
Parchment (material), Pigment (material), Ink (material)
Nesne Adı
Codex, Qur'an
Yazı Tipi
Hijazi
